Featured New Releases for
July 5, 2024

This artful, poignant, dreamy duo outing melds originals, covers of traditional folk songs, and jazz classics with poetic new lyrics.

— Thom Jurek

The saxophonist and his quartet go deeper on his third ECM date, building out their meld of spiritual jazz, post-bop, and folk music.

— Thom Jurek

Compiled as a companion to his biography, this set is an excellent summation of the music and mind of Medway's most tireless artist.

— Mark Deming

Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen incorporate more detailed rhythms and orchestral arrangements on their techno project's second album.

— Paul Simpson

Fascinating collection of futuristic, synth-heavy compositions made for production libraries like Music de Wolfe and Bruton.

— Paul Simpson

A delightful, flower-themed debut from a rising singer will appeal to gardeners and lovers of the coloratura soprano voice.

— James Manheim

The premiere historically-oriented performance of The Dream of Gerontius succeeds in general musical terms as well.

— James Manheim

Reich's music finds perhaps an ideal home on percussion instruments, all played by a single artist.

— James Manheim

Wonderful performances of two American classics, not obscure but in an excellent new pairing.

— James Manheim

Enjoyable and informative recordings of Ockeghem's chansons, many of them edited from source material.

— James Manheim

A natural pairing of works receives intelligent performances that influence each other.

— James Manheim